Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor

New Middle-earth Shadow of Mordor Footage Shows Off Wraith Abilities

Warner Bros. and Monolith have released eight minutes of new Middle-earth Shadow of Mordor footage. The video shows off Talion’s wraith abilities and the nemesis system, which gives enemies memory of their interactions with the player.

The video shows enemies who have previously met Talion, and how the hero can use wraith abilities to interact with the world and his foes. The combat is reminiscent of a blend of Batman: Arkham and Assassin’s Creed.

The demo also shows how the hierarchy of orcs and goblins can be exploited to bend minions to your will. For more on Shadow of Mordor, check out our cover story from the December 2013 issue. Shadow of Mordor will be coming to Xbox One, Xbox 360, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, and PC.

WOW this is yet again looking epic, I look forward to this title the most in 2014!!!! You can really see the influence the Arkham games have had on this title which I think is great. Love the art style and the environment this title is shaping up great. Really interested to test out the Nemesis system, first of it's kind.

Looks great. I'm not a fan of this particular universe but since this is also releasing on PC, I think I have to check it out. The beginning looks like it controls similar to AC, which is a good thing in my book. Even with pre-alpha code though, they should've released a higher resolution video clip.